F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Black entrepreneurs must help turn dusty townships into ‘next Dubai’ says marketer
Entrepreneur and marketer Lebogang Mokubela says South Africa’s black entrepreneurs need to look at promising business opportunities in the township rather than in the…
More than 30 sign-ups to Uprise.Africa SA’s first equity crowdfunding site
Over 30 investees and investors have signed up to Uprise.Africa, South Africa’s first equity crowdfunding platform, since its landing page went live on Friday,…
How WooThemes built an over $30m business using a remote work team
It sounds hard to believe, but Adriaan Pienaar, Magnus Jepson, and Mark Forrester — the founders of WordPress plugin maker Woo Themes — only…
Tired of corporate job South African cruises with fellow digital nomads
After 20 years in the corporate world Samantha Wolhuter quit her job as a creative director. The first thing she did was take a cruise with…
Just 26% of business loans by SA banks go to SMEs reveals OECD survey
Just 26% of business lending by banks in South Africa go to startups and SMEs, which is lower than in a number of other…
Two years on tax exemption for grants to small businesses fails to take off
More than two years after it came into effect, a tax exemption for entities approved by the SA Revenue Services (Sars) that provide grant funding to small businesses has…
Grotech rebranding as Kalon Venture Partners to avoid marketplace confusion
South African Section 12J venture capital (VC) company Grotech has rebranded as Kalon Venture Partners. Kalon CEO Clive Butkow said the rebranding was to avoid…
Innovator taps over R220 000 in support from CSIR grassroots programme
Nkosana Madi has been able to tap over R220 000 in training and support from a Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) programme that…
Egyptian wins $100 000 Innovation Prize for Africa with smart magnetic bearings
Egyptian Aly El-Shafei was last night awarded the Innovation Prize for Africa‘s grand prize of $100 000 for his innovative magnetic bearings which help increase energy generation….
Don’t rush to get backers, African Innovation Foundation head tells hubs
Those running tech hubs in poor areas of Africa should not rush to get corporate and government sponsors, but should rather grow their hubs organically…
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